Darrieux, a widow, returns from a holiday in Italy and relates what happened as she sits with some friends. After a piano recital, she got caught in a rainstorm. She boarded the wrong boat, ending up in Switzerland. While waiting for the next boat, she killed time in a casino and met
Hoffmann, a young German who had just lost all his money. She followed him, and the two spent the night together. The next morning, she left a note to arrange a rendezvous with him. Hoffmann deliberately came late, but he spent the afternoon walking with Darrieux in the woods. He explained that he
was a deserter from the German army and a compulsive gambler as well. Darrieux offered to...
Released:
1968
Rated:
NR
Length:
86 mins